1. The War at Home
World War I spurs social, political, and economic change in the United States.

2. Congress Gives Power to Wilson
War Industries Board
Economy shifts from producing consumer goods to war supplies
Congress gives president direct control of much of the economy
War Industries Board is main regulatory body
—urges mass-production, standardizing products
Bernard M. Baruch, prosperous businessman, is head of board
Railroad Administration, Fuel Administration also control industries
Conservation measures adopted by public, nation

4. Selling the War War Financing Committee on Public Information
U.S. spends $35.5 billion on war effort
1/3 paid through taxes, 2/3 borrowed through sale of war bonds
Committee on Public Information
Propaganda—biased communication designed to influence people
Former muckraker George Creel heads Committee on Public Information
Creel produces visual works, printed matter to promote war
Gets volunteers to speak about war, distribute materials

6. Attacks on Civil Liberties Increase
Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
Attacks against immigrants, especially from Germany, Austria-Hungary
Suppression of German culture—music, language, literature
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Espionage and Sedition Acts—person can be fined, imprisoned for:
—interfering with war effort, speaking against government
Violate 1st amendment; prosecute loosely defined anti-war activities
—target socialists, labour leaders

8. The War Encourages Social Change
African Americans and the War
Du Bois urges support for war to strengthen call for racial justice
Most African Americans support war
Some think victims of racism should not support racist government
The Great Migration
Great Migration—large-scale movement of Southern blacks to North
—escape racial discrimination
—take up new job opportunities
Press of new migrants intensifies racial tensions in North

10. The War Encourages Social Change
Women in the War
Many women take jobs in heavy industry previously held by men
Many do volunteer work for war effort
Some active in peace movement; Women’s Peace Party founded 1915
Women’s effort bolsters support for suffrage; 19th Amendment passes
The Flu Epidemic
International flu epidemic of 1918 has devastating effect on economy
As many as 30 million people die worldwide